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Council Approves 2025 Capital, Solid Waste, and Water and Wastewater Budgets

On November 19, Council approved the 2025 Capital, Solid Waste, and Water and Wastewater Utility Budgets including their respective 10-year Capital plans. 

Council met on October 1, October 22, October 29, and November 5 to review and amend the draft 2025 Capital, Solid Waste, and Water and Wastewater budgets. Council and Administration held detailed discussions on the draft budgets identifying the needs and priorities of the City. 

2025 Utility Budgets  Water and wastewater

The Water and Wastewater...

Kenora's Holiday Tradition Continues with Main Street Tree Lighting

The City is pleased to announce the Main Street Christmas Tree Lighting event will begin at 5:30 p.m. on November 22. This festive occasion on Main Street, hosted by Harbourtown BIZ, Tourism Kenora, and The Muse, welcomes everyone and their families to enjoy an evening filled with holiday joy and community spirit. There will be joyful music, delicious treats, cozy fire pits, and a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.

New for this year, the City's Economic Development and Tourism Department...

Water Services, Tax Notices, and Other Billing Delays

Please be advised that City of Kenora customers may experience delays in receiving water services bills, property tax notices, and other receivables due to the current interruption to postal services. 

It is important to remember that customers are still responsible for paying their bills on time.

To ensure you continue receiving your water bill, we invite you to sign up for e-billing.  For assistance with billing and payment options, you may contact our customer service team at 807-467-2000 or

Coney Island Floating Walkway Installation

Please be advised that the Coney Island floating walkway will be installed for the season on Thursday, November 21, 2024. 

This project's completion is subject to weather conditions, specifically wind gusts in the area. If installation is delayed due to weather, we expect to place the floating walkway on the next calm day. 

Thank you for your patience during this infrastructure project.

Kenora's Commitment to Sustainability, Advancing the Action Plan

This summer, the City of Kenora's Sustainability Advisory Committee continued to meet and ensured the work laid out in the Sustainability Action Plan was being put into action.

The vision of the Plan is for the Committee to work together to deliver local projects that will contribute to a better quality of life for the community while also building pathways that respects reconciliation, are climate-positive actions, and protect the land and water that sustain our beautiful community.

The...